Charmaine Goodloe Nashville, TN: Shooting Claims Life.

The recent shooting at a Nashville, TN apartment complex raises serious questions about safety and potential legal claims for the family of Charmaine Goodloe.

Our firm has over 25 years of experience representing victims of security failures across the United States, and we have recovered nearly $250 million dollars for our Clients.  Read Our Legal Take below to find out what legal options are available.

NASHVILLE, TN NEWS – Gunfire rang out at a Nashville, TN apartment complex Monday night, August 26, 2024, leaving one woman dead.

As reported by WKRN.com, “[a] 34-year-old woman was shot and killed at an apartment complex in Bordeaux early Tuesday morning. Officers were called to the [Apartments] on Buena Vista Pike just after midnight. Metro police reported Charmaine Goodloe, 34, was killed in a targeted shooting outside her apartment.”

According to the report, “Goodloe was sitting outside the apartment just before midnight when gunfire erupted, striking her multiple times in her legs…Officers rendered aid to Goodloe and she was taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center where she died.”

Police have been called to this property in the past. WSMV.com is reporting, “[this apartment complex] is one of the places police are called to the most in Nashville. In the past 12 weeks they’ve had 78 calls for service. This marks the fourth homicide to happen there in the past 2 years.”

Potential Legal Claims for Family of Charmaine Goodloe?  Read Below for Information.

OUR LEGAL TAKE

Apartment complex residents and guests have a right to feel safe and secure while on the premises they are visiting. The level of security provided at the property is of significance, and is a relevant consideration when analyzing whether this shooting may have been prevented.  The following questions are also important in assessing whether this incident may have been avoided:

• Have prior incidents of violence been reported on or near the property?
• Was the property owner or manager aware of any suspicious activity prior to the shooting?
• Were any security personnel at the property?
• Were security measures added after any prior incidents?
• What protocol was in place to deter crime and protect the victims at the time of the shooting? 
• Have authorities been to the property on prior occasions?

Property owners are generally required to protect against foreseeable harm to anyone and everyone legally on the premises.  Should the investigation into this incident reveal facts that establish that the Waterloo Flats Apartments property owner or management lacked adequate security to protect its visitors, the victim’s family may seek justice and elect to pursue legal claims and substantial compensation for their loss.

The Murray Law Firm has extensive and successful experience in handling security negligence claims on behalf of victims and their families, and suggests that an immediate, unbiased inspection of the property will need to be performed so as to limit evidence from being altered, damaged or destroyed.  The complexities of pursuing a negligent security case are well understood by the legal team at The Murray Law Firm, and it is imperative that the victim’s family retain a capable law firm who will work without delay to protect their interests.

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OUR RESULTS? NEARLY $250 MILLION IN VERDICTS AND SETTLEMENTS FOR OUR CLIENTS

The Murray Law Firm has a long history of representing victims of violence and security negligence.  We have obtained nearly $250 Million in verdicts and settlements for our Clients, including:

• A $29.25 million dollar verdict for a victim of an unsafe property.
• Settlement in excess of $10 million dollars for a victim of gun violence at an apartment complex.
• Settlement in excess of $10 million dollars for a family who lost a loved one to gun violence at a commercial property.

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